Salary
💰 $111,300 - $222,700 per year
About the role
- The Senior R&D Program Manager manages the development and implementation process of Abbott's products and services involving departmental or cross-functional teams focused on the delivery of new or existing products
- Oversees product development and execution of complex software and hardware projects, ensuring alignment with business goals, development timelines, and budgets
- Bridges engineering teams, stakeholders, and leadership to optimize workflows and productivity
- Abbott’s Diabetes Care team is at the forefront of innovation, building cutting-edge AI software and hardware solutions
- We are looking for a strategic thinker with a passion for software, system and hardware capital development and program execution to join us in our pursuit to help patients live a more full life
- What you’ll work on includes ensuring alignment of development programs with business strategy; managing cross-functional teams; planning and organizing interdepartmental activities; facilitating decision making; analyzing risks; communicating milestones; documentation; travel up to 20%; adherence to Quality System and EHS policies
- Ability to work in a highly matrixed and geographically diverse business environment
- May conduct design analysis on components and/or assemblies to assist in the development process by ensuring designs are cost efficient, manufacturable, and reliable
- Communicates with the other engineering personnel to coordinate the interrelated design and assure project completion
- May act as internal consultant providing technical guidance on most complex projects
- This is a non-supervisory position.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree (preferably in Engineering, science or a closely related discipline is desired) or equivalent technical experience; additional post-graduate education may contribute toward the desired years of experience
- Minimum 11+ years of work experience
- Experience designing and testing medical devices
- Project leadership and management skill required
- Experience working in a broader enterprise/cross division business unit model preferred
- Ability to work in a highly matrixed and geographically diverse business environment
- Ability to work effectively within a team in a fast-paced changing environment
- Strong leadership skills, including the ability to set goals and provide positive and constructive feedback respectfully to build positive relationships and improve business results
- Strong verbal and written communications with ability to effectively communicate at multiple levels in the organization
- Multi-tasks, prioritizes and meets deadlines in timely manner
- Strong organizational, planning, and follow-up skills and ability to hold others accountable